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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JUL292009_05B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision JUL292009_05B2203: Appeal dismissed. The award and other claimed criteria were not established, and the decision finds no sustained acclaim or standing at the top of the field.
Source reviewed: This page summarizes the specific AAO source and posture recorded in the completed source-review tracker. It does not turn a nonprecedent decision into a general rule.
Scope classification from review: Complete AAO decision explicitly addressing an EB-1A Form I-140 extraordinary-ability petition.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUL292009_05B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2009-07-29 |
Classification / field stated in source | Public-copy AAO EB-1A Form I-140 appeal decision |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial of an EB-1A petition; petitioner asserted multiple criteria related to performing arts. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The award and other claimed criteria were not established, and the decision finds no sustained acclaim or standing at the top of the field. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The award and other claimed criteria were not established, and the decision finds no sustained acclaim or standing at the top of the field.
Criterion-by-criterion status in this source
These labels reproduce the source-review record. “Not considered,” “not reached,” and “not coded” do not mean the criterion failed. A Director finding recited as background is not an AAO holding unless the decision says so.
Criterion | Source-review status |
|---|---|
Awards | |
Membership | Not considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | Not met — p. 5 |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — p. 6 |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not met — p. 6 |
Leading or critical role | Not met — p. 7 |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — p. 7 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner sought classification as a singer-performer/artist impersonator and relied on an Elvis contest award and performing-arts evidence. (pp. 1–3); pages: 1; 2; 3
claim: The 2002 contest award preceded the 2007 filing by five years and did not establish sustained acclaim; publication evidence did not establish qualifying coverage about the petitioner. (pp. 3–5); pages: 3; 4; 5
claim: The decision finds judging, original contributions, artistic display, leading/critical role, and high salary criteria unmet based on the submitted event, performance, role, and compensation evidence. (pp. 5–7); pages: 5; 6; 7
claim: The AAO concludes the record does not establish sustained national or international acclaim and dismisses the appeal. (p. 7); pages: 7
How this record may be used in research
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Page-level source trail
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How to use this record
This is a historical, nonprecedent AAO decision about its own administrative record. It is not a prediction, success rate, or current filing instruction. Compare the issue and procedural stage before drawing an analogy. The current framework is in the USCIS Policy Manual, Volume 6, Part F, Chapter 2.
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